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A Canadian flag carried beside the Lest We Forget crosswalk at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener, OntarioGuideNov 11, 2026

Kitchener's Veterans Crosswalk is a memorial people cross every day

At the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, a Lest We Forget crosswalk carries Remembrance Day into everyday life.

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The cover of the Product Portfolio Book, Volume 5, the Musqueam crosswalk at the HUB sign at UBCGuideNov 5, 2026

Volume 5 of the Product Portfolio Book is out

The brick-pattern TrafficPatternsXD crosswalk at the entrance to Toronto Premium Outlets in Halton Hills, Ontario, fourteen years in service, with the outlets' sign behindGuideOct 7, 2026

Which parking lot markings to put in preformed thermoplastic

A DuraShield-coated commercial parking lot in Etobicoke, OntarioGuideOct 7, 2026

Before you book the next round of parking lot sealcoating

Reheat, Stamp, Coat: How Stamped Asphalt Is Actually InstalledGuideSep 8, 2026

How stamped asphalt is installed in three steps

Who Actually Installs It: The HUB Certified Installer NetworkGuideSep 8, 2026

The HUB certified installer network, province by province

GuideSep 8, 2026

The plow came through. The pattern stayed.

Choosing Colour: The Thermoplastic, Coating and MMA PalettesGuideSep 8, 2026

Choosing colour from the thermoplastic, coating and MMA palettes

GuideMar 30, 2026

Why Canadian homeowners are upgrading to stamped asphalt driveways

GuideMar 30, 2026

Why stamped asphalt driveways outperform interlocking stone

Your Logo, at Street Scale: Custom Pavement Graphics for Corporate Campuses and Branded EnvironmentsGuideMar 24, 2026

Custom pavement graphics for corporate campuses and branded environments

GuideMar 24, 2026

The street is your canvas

Looking Down: Why the Most Effective Signage Is Now on the GroundGuideMar 23, 2026

Why the most effective signage is now on the ground

GuideMar 23, 2026

Traffic calming through surface design

StreetBondSR and Urban Heat Island Mitigation: A Guide for Canadian Landscape ArchitectsGuideMar 22, 2026

A guide to StreetBondSR and urban heat island mitigation

GuideMar 22, 2026

How universities brand their grounds with decorative pavement

Pathways That Perform: Surface Systems for Pedestrian Walkways, Greenways, and Urban TrailsGuideMar 21, 2026

Surface systems for walkways, greenways and urban trails

GuideMar 20, 2026

Decorative surface systems for commercial properties

GuideMar 20, 2026

Vision Zero crosswalks in preformed thermoplastic

Renew Before You Replace: The Economics of Decorative Asphalt and Concrete RestorationGuideMar 19, 2026

Renewing asphalt and concrete before you replace them

The Street Is Your Canvas: How Surface Design Builds Community IdentityGuideMar 18, 2026

How surface design builds community identity

GuideMar 15, 2026

Why Canada's top REITs are specifying decorative pavement

Stamped Asphalt vs. Decorative Concrete: Why Canadian Municipalities Are Making the SwitchGuideNov 15, 2025

Switching from decorative concrete to stamped asphalt in Canada

GuideOct 22, 2025

Vision Zero and the role of high-visibility surface markings

GuideSep 23, 2025

Durable transit lanes and safer crosswalks in London and Toronto

GuideSep 8, 2025

How decorative crosswalks build community identity

White Paper: Strategic Guide for Public Works LeadersGuideJun 2, 2025

A strategic guide to transit surfaces for public works leaders

White Paper: Technical Guide for Transportation Engineers & Urban DesignersGuideJun 2, 2025

Technical guide for transportation engineers and urban designers

Transportation Infrastructure: Technical Resources for Public Works and Engineering TeamsGuideJun 1, 2025

Technical resources for public works and engineering teams

GuideMar 15, 2025

Grey is the new black in decorative hardscape

GuideMar 14, 2025

Decorative paving for streets and public spaces

Vancouver Crosswalk Design & District IdentityGuideJan 10, 2025

Vancouver crosswalk design and district identity

GuideApr 10, 2024

How high-visibility crosswalks save lives

GuideMar 15, 2024

Keeping pedestrians safe and operating budgets low

GuideDec 17, 2021

Decorative asphalt crosswalks

GuideApr 1, 2019

Pedestrian channelization for public spaces

GuideFeb 1, 2019

TrafficPatternsXD crosswalks for Canadian streets and parking lots

GuideJan 1, 2019

Durable pavement coatings ideal for waterparks

Performance Crosswalks for Asphalt & ConcreteGuideOct 1, 2018

Performance crosswalks for asphalt and concrete

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